[linux-yocto] Fwd: Fwd: [LTSI-dev] LTSI 3.4 tree now open

[Darren Hart]

On 09/24/2012 11:35 AM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> On 12-09-19 04:14 PM, Darren Hart wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 09/19/2012 07:24 AM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
>>> Finally what we've been waiting for.
>>>
>>> Once we are out of the yocto 1.3 cycle crunch (should be soon), we'll
>>> start taking content out of the standard/base branch of the 3.4 yocto
>>> kernel and pushing down to LTSI what makes sense.
>>>
>>> I'll then start the 3.4 tree for yocto 1.4 with some LTSI branches as
>>> we've been discussion over the past few months.
>>
>> I think we only have about a month. How would you like to break this
>> work up? How much do you want to do, how much would you like me to do, etc.
> 
> Back to this, sorry about the delay. That weekend thing got in the
> way again.
> 
> Here's some answers, and some questions. I won't promise more answers
> than questions.
> 
>    - patches/features to LTSI: PaulG and myself can take care of carving
>      up what makes sense, since we've had a fair bit of exposure to them
>      all during merge, and can supply context around them.
> 
>      That being said, we will probably have more updates in the future,
>      and we'll trickle them in after that.
> 
>   - For now, we'll hold configuration fragments, etc, in linux-yocto and
>     apply them on top of of the LTSI base in the yocto 1.4, 3.4 kernel.
> 

Looks good.

>   - re: deadline. Have you seen something from Greg that indicates how
>     long he wants the merge window for LTSI 3.4 ? Or are you talking
>     about yocto / other deadlines ?

Last we spoke with the LTSI folks the merge window was 1 month.

> 
>   - I'll take care of generating the new linux-yocto 3.4 with LTSI as
>     a base branch, and build option for pure LTSI boards.
> 
>   - Darren: I'd be interested in -rt on top of LTSI being tested, so
>     that is a good place for your direct help, as would be ensuring
>     that Intel specific patches (graphics, NTB, ixgb updates, etc) that
>     are LTSI candidates get submitted to LTSI. For -rt, that's something
>     we can offer on LTSI instead of vice versa (LTSI offering it to us).

On it.

> 
>   - If Tom knows of any recent tracing improvements in the mainline
>     kernel that would be good for yocto 3.4/LTSI, now's a good time
> 
> Comments ?

Looks good to me. Thanks Bruce.

> 
> Bruce
> 
>>
>> --
>> Darren
>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Bruce
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Greg KH<gregkh at linuxfoundation.org>
>>> Date: Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:20 AM
>>> Subject: [LTSI-dev] LTSI 3.4 tree now open
>>> To: ltsi-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry for the delay, but the LTSI 3.4 tree is now open.
>>>
>>> Only thing that was relevant (i.e would apply) from the 3.0 tree is
>>> PRAMFS and LTTng, so both of those remain.  Everything else is now gone.
>>>
>>> Patches are now welcome for any LTSI 3.4 things that people want to see
>>> included.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> greg k-h
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>>> LTSI-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org
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>>>
>>>
>>
> 

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
Yocto Project - Technical Lead - Linux Kernel